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In order to revive a weak and ailing opposition, a major move is underway within the opposition parties to form a broader political alliance to take on the NPP government and address key national and economic issues in the country.
In the wake of the poor enforcement of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act, concerns are being raised whether the government’s attempt to open the country for free visa entry for nationals from 40 more countries will encourage unlawful foreign owned businesses here further.
The recent crash of an Air India Boeing 787 in Ahmedabad, which claimed the lives of more than 240 people, has brought global attention to aviation safety and Boeing’s troubled record.
In the wake of Operation Sindoor, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, in an interview with Daily Mirror, said that economic stability in the region, especially for countries like Sri Lanka, is dependent on security.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror in the wake of tension between India and Pakistan, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha warned that India would not treat another terror attack as a law-and-order issue, but as an act of war.
In response to the UK sanction on the Sri Lankan officials including three former military leaders, former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has accused the UK of hypocrisy, stating that while British colonial atrocities in Sri Lanka and India remain unaddressed, the UK is targeting Sri Lanka with human rights sanctions.
Former President and leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Mahinda Rajapaksa has strongly criticized the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions on Sri Lanka’s former military leaders, questioning how the UK could penalize those who ended a war against terrorism.
While thanking President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for allocating Rs. 100 million in this year’s budget for the development of the Jaffna Library’s infrastructure, Geethanath Cassilingam, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Jaffna District Organizer, suggested using the part of the funds to digitize the library’s collection.
Hours after news broke out that Adani Green Energy, founded by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, had decided to withdraw its wind energy project from Sri Lanka yesterday, the Daily Mirror learns that both the Indian side and Sri Lankan government had decided to go in for another set of discussions next week, signaling that the deal may not be entirely off.
Adani Green Energy, part of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Group, has decided to withdraw from its wind energy project in Mannar, Sri Lanka.
The Adani Group which was in discussions to set up a wind power plant in Mannar, is likely to pull out of Sri Lanka due to the delays in approvals and decisions by the governments, the Daily Mirror learns.
Short power cuts are expected to be imposed in several districts of the island at least till Friday, February 14, till the Norochcholai Power plant is repaired and connected back to the main grid, sources from the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) told the Daily Mirror last night.
Sri Lanka was once again plunged into utter chaos yesterday morning when an islandwide power outage hit the districts at around 10.45 am, disrupting the lives of its citizens and causing millions of losses to businesses and industries that were operating even on a Sunday.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department, has been remanded until January 27 after being produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate.
I have seen it all. From political revenge to harassment, if the President feels my state house should be taken away from me, then I am ready to leave. Let him give me a written request
The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign launched by the government is hitting headlines especially in the electronic media, with videos of buses and three wheel drivers being stopped by police, advising them to remove the additional accessories on their vehicles.
The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly publicising fake doctor titles, receiving much flak on social media and among the citizens.
Sri Lanka must not bow to external pressure and must maintain an independent foreign policy, especially at a time when some ‘parties’ are trying to take advantage of its economic situation, China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong told a group of journalists in Colombo last evening.
The National People’s Power (NPP) is confident of winning a majority seats in Thursday’s Parliamentary Election but will look at forming a national unity government with Parliamentarians representing the Tamil and Muslim communities, in order to achieve national unity, Minister Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror last evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will likely undertake his first official overseas visit to New Delhi for discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he accepts an invitation which will be extended today by visiting Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, the Daily Mirror learns.
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